My two-year contract with Verizon has been up for a little while now (hurrah!), and I was finally able to devote some time to figuring out how to move forward in the cheapest and most efficient way possible. Since I work online, having a smartphone is a real asset (and a partial tax deduction). If […]
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You’ve heard me say it before, but I’ll say it again: I am not a technology buff. Much to my IT-husband’s dismay, when faced with learning new software, new platforms, or new technology, I’m one of those people who creates a mental obstacle and ignores it for as long as possible. Granted, I’ve gotten much […]
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My husband and I love to read so much that we turned one of the rooms in our home into a library. Even though we have a passion for the written word, we do not want to pay full price for books and rarely do. Instead, we buy used books ($1 for paperbacks, $2 for […]
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Have you ever experienced cabin fever? Felt antsy about spring starting up? We’re fortunate in that we live in Houston, so cold weather doesn’t tend to stick around. But when I used to live in PA, it seemed like there wasn’t much to look forward to after the holidays—except cold, darkness in the late afternoon, […]
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In December I gave myself the best {free} present ever: the gift of a system. It doesn’t sound glamorous and did not come with a big bow. But trust me when I say it was the best gift ever. I’ve been blogging since 2009, mainly as a hobby. Side income was a nice benefit (and […]
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